Movie review : Aamir

After much speculations and news about the low budget debutant Rajeev Khandelwal’s movie AAMIR, I decided to treat my eyes with the movie and it surely proved to be a worthy treat. Director Raj Kumar Gupta’s debut venture surely exceeds its expectations and can be truly classified as one of the low budget wonders. The unexpected nature of the movie also adds to already brilliant perfection.My favourite dialogue" Karana to London mein tha par tu yahan aa gaya( wanted it to happen in London but u came here)" best sums up what the movie aims at.

The movie who’s tagline being “Kaun Kehta Hai, Aadmi Apni Kismat Khud Likhta Hai? (Who says that man scripts his own destiny by himself?)” is a one man show where Mr. Khandelwal doesn’t let u down. The movie starts with an “old English movie” type beginning and gets in the right tone as soon as the third frame and then begins the battle of destiny. Aamir Ali (Rajeev) is a doctor who just arrives back from London to be with his family. Right from the point where custom officer checks his bag thrice the director strikes a correct note. Aamir is handed a cell phone at the theatre and is asked to follow the instructions so as to get his family back. Shown as an asthma patient he is made to run almost during the whole movie. The instructions take him to the slums of Bombay (oops Mumbai….sorry Raj bhai) making him realize the pathetic condition in which the Muslims are living in the hub of the country. He is asked to deliver a bag full of money to a location but the bag gets stolen by some snatchers and what follows next is a story which tries to expose terrorism from its roots. Aamir has to decide who controls his destiny –He or the person on the other side of the phone.

The best feature of the movie has to be the acting. Carrying the weight of a whole movie is no joke and he answers his critics with a splendid perfect emotioned acting. He truly lives the character despite the hard hitting concept and his inexperience with the movies. The director and the cinematographer have done an excellent work shooting in areas unseen or unheard of. The main reason why the story is able to convey its message is the shot location and the screenplay of the movie. The editing is good and is solely responsible for the short duration of the movie. Debutant music director Amit trivedi has given some lovely numbers for the promotion of the movie but fails to capture the background in the movie with some tracks having lyrics not required completely. It’s a well crafted fast paced movie with slight errors partly due to the sudden slow nature of some scenes. The only thing I didn’t like was the long ultra- slow mo last scene which could have been dealt better with.

All in all it’s a must watch with some splendid performances and cinematography never witnessed before.
My rating: 3.5/5